Co 897 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-287
Not before (date)
-303
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
BCDCorinth 279, p. 42 (citing Price Class A, Group VII, 82, dated ca. 303-287)
Preservation comment
Wear: aVF. One chip to gouge and crack at obverse axis 8; very slight pitting. Speckled incipient pale blue bronze disease.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 127 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Chalkous
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.97
Obverse Description
Pegasos flying to left
Obverse Inscription
below, Ϙ
Reverse Description
Ornamented trident head
Reverse Inscription
To left, uncertain figure; to right, wreath
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 897 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0897>